Chapter 6

Westley's POV

Cheers erupted throughout the large newly renovated building that I now owned.

Strobe lights and black lights lit up the room, exotic dancers danced on tables, two bars were on either sides of the room and a DJ sat in the back as a large dance floor filled up the rest of the building.

"West man! This place is crazy!" my best friend Daniel said to me as he patted my back

"Yeah bro, this place is sick!" said another friend of ours Thompson.

I laughed slightly

"Thanks guys, glad you like it." I said as I patted them both on the backs and took a shot of tequila.

"West! Hey!" I turned around to see a beautiful olive skinned girl with jet black hair and light blue eyes standing in front of me.

"Hey! Joanna-"

"Joa!" she said correcting me

"Right! Joanna isn't that what I said! Do you want a shot?" I said grabbing another one off of the table nearest me.

"Um sure." She said before tossing it back.

"So I was kind of hoping to get you alone?" she said touching my arm, I looked at her hand as it slid up and down my arm.

"Yeah..yeah sure let's go outside." I said as I motioned with my head towards the exit doors.

I held her hand as she led the way, as we got closer she spun me around and pushed me out the door with my back against it.

Suddenly her mouth pressed up against mine.

All of a sudden I was blinded by flashes of bright lights and the loud sounds of clicks.

My eyes shot open to see about fifteen paparazzi in front of me and Joanna

"Just ignore them! They'll go away." She said as she continued to throw herself on me.

"No! Stop get away from me." I ordered as I pushed her backwards

"What the hell West!" She yelled

"West don't be an ass!" a paparazzi yelled out as they cornered me in the ally way.

"Who's your pretty girlfriend Johnson?"

"Well this was a waste of my time. Can I have my fifty bucks?" I heard Joanna say, my mouth fell open as I watched one of the paparazzi hand her fifty dollars.

"You called them!" I shouted

"Hey a girls got to do what a girls got to do to make some cash." she said shrugging her shoulders and turning away from me.

My heart pounded.

"Get out of my way!" I yelled as I shoved passed them and began to run down the street.

"Hey watch where you're going!'

"Hey, watch it!"

People yelled out at me as I pushed and shoved my way through the crowded streets; getting myself away from the paparazzi.

I looked backwards to see them getting closer as I darted into the nearest building, it was an apartment building.

"He's in here!" I heard them yell

"Damn" I said as I ran towards an elevator

"Follow him!" I heard another paparazzi yell

"C'mon c'mon c'mon" I repeated as I waited for the elevator door to open up. I jumped in just as they started snapping more pictures.

I clicked a random floor and got off at it. The elevator dinged as the doors opened to the third floor.

I walked out and heard voices

"I think I heard the elevator"

I ran down the hallway and began knocking on doors, finally someone opened up.

Luna's POV :

I opened up my apartment door in response to loud banging

"Can I help yo-oh my god." I said, my mouth dropped when I saw it was West Johnson in my doorway.

"He's down here!" I heard some yell out

"Look we can hate each other after this, but can I please just hide out in here for a few minutes?" He asks in an antsy demeanor; before looking to the left and right of him repeatedly. I looked at him baffled, I didn't say a word.

"Yeah come in." I heard a voice say from behind me, Katherine

"Thank you!" he said sliding into my apartment, my mouth ajar in confusion and shock.

"Katherine!"

"What Luna?"

"What do you want?" I said shutting my door and glaring at him.

He stared at me, a cold look in his eye.

"Nothing from you."

"Well clearly if that was true then you probably wouldn't be hiding in my apartment. Why are you even here?" I said annoyed

"The fuckin paparazzi followed me in here…so I needed somewhere to hide." he said sliding his hands into his pants pockets.

"Paparazzi? I thought they could only follow people down the streets not into buildings…" Katherine said

"They aren't allowed to..but these guys have it out for me for some reason."

"Not surprised…" I said under my breath

"What?"

"Nothing."

"Look whatever I'll be gone in a few minutes-whoa…what happened to you?" He asked looking at my sister his eyes wide.

I rolled my eyes

"Wow you're just such a gentleman." I said sarcastically.

He gave me a glare before turning back to Katherine.

He stared at her for a second and then looked at the ground.

"Well, alright."

"Oh..nothing."

"I think you can go now." I said placing my hands on my hips.

"Luna!"

"No she's right. I'm leaving." He walked over to my front door and opened it up as he looked from side to side before stepping out into the hallway.

"Trickson." He said being short with me

I didn't say anything at first.

"Oh and you're welcome for hiding you!" I yelled as he walked down the hall and towards the elevators, he raised his hand and gave me a short wave before turning around the corner.

I groaned and shut my door.

"Who was that? and how do you know him?" Katherine asked giving me a smirk, as she wore a pair of my pajamas that I let her borrow.

"He's nobody."

"Obviously not, why were you so rude to him? He didn't deserve that." she said crossing her arms.

I scoffed

"Oh believe me…there are a lot of things he doesn't deserve." I said shaking my head and walking down the hall to my bedroom.

"Okay then…well sooner or later you will tell me." she said peering into my room.

"Goodnight, Katherine" I said smirking, she pointed her index finger at me and then left.

"So what is this emergency breakfast meeting about again?" Bella asked as she took a sip of her orange juice, we sat outside on the patio of our favorite cafe just down the street from my apartment building.

"Katherine"

"Okay what about her?"

"You've got to promise that this stays between you and I."

Bella looked at me with confusion then nodded

"Of course."

"Last night she knocked on my door, and when she came in I noticed that she had bruising up and down her arms…" I said taking a sip of my coffee.

I noticed as Bella set her glass down slowly and looked at me with fright.

"She…she was beaten?" She said covering her mouth with her hand, I nodded

"Oh my god…oh god no. Luna I am so sorry." She said reaching across the table to touch my hand in comfort

"Thank you, it was an emotional night to say the least."

"Have you contacted the police? Please tell me you have?"

I nodded

"Yeah about four of them and two paramedics showed up last night after I called."

"Did Marcus do it…"

"Yes"

"Oh my god Katherine…I'm hurting for her." she said looking shocked and saddened

"It's been rough but I'm going to make sure that things turn around for her."

"How so?"

"Katherine pretty much left her schooling career to pursue a relationship that only got her into trouble. I want to help her get a job and apply for colleges again."

"Well if there's anything I can do to help, then please let me know!"

"I was going to ask if there is one thing?"

"Yes, what?"

"As you know Katherine loves to design clothes, do you know if your sister still has any job openings?"

"I can give her a call! I'm sure she has at least one or two openings…if anything maybe a receptionist job to start?"

"Thank you."

"Of course, I really am so sorry about that though, but I hope for both of your sakes they lock him up!"

"I hope so too."

"So other than that how was the rest of your night?" she asked

"Oh well you'll never believe who showed up on my doorstep?"

"Anderson Frank Please say Anderson Frank!" she said sitting up in her chair and looking at me with hope in her eyes. I laughed

"If only!"

"No…West Johnson." Bella's eyes widened

"Well…I do not object."

"Gross, Bella."

"What? Have you seen the guy? I mean he is beautiful!

His steely green-gray eyes, always perfectly combed and slicked back dark hair and that smile.

Oh and Luna have you seen his smile? His smile is like gold!" She continued while looking off, a dreamy look crossing her face.

"Seriously? What happened to you not liking the guy with me?"

"Hey I didn't say that I didn't like the way he looks, not to mention I heard he has a six pack and a v line and gorgeous biceps and he's tall." She said biting her lip.

"Gross, besides you have Maxwell who is a very good looking guy. So I don't know what you're talking about. Anyways! He appeared on my doorstep at like twelve thirty at night."

"Did you ask him why he was there?"

"Yeah, apparently some paparazzi were after him and he was hiding out in my building." I said shrugging my shoulders and rolling my eyes.

"And he just so happened to end up on YOUR doorstep, coincidence I think not." she said titling her head and smiling.

"No! Just stop right there."

"Whatever, it's weird. So what happened?"

"Well Katherine ended up inviting him in and he hid out for about five minutes then left. I should've just left him in the hallway to be bombarded by the paps.."

"Yes but instead your kind soul invited him in and kept him safe and sound." she said smirking

"Why do I even tell you things sometimes?"

"Because you know at the end of it all, I always end up giving you great advice."

"Okay, and your advice for this is?"

"Well…I actually have nothing." I shook my head

"Look, just talk to him. Give him a chance, maybe he's not as bad as you think he is."

"You never know."

I laughed

"Okay yeah we'll see about that one."

Maybe at the end of this project, the two of you will realize that you were meant to be with each other the whole time and that all of the fights you had were just petty and then you'll have the best makeup sex ever."

She said raising her eyebrows and giving me a sly grin.

"Check please!"